Wellfound (ex-AngelList) for India-based devs

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What this covers

• The Wellfound profile that matters: headline, "What I'm looking for", role-and-comp signals
• The founder-direct feature and how to message a founder without it going to inbox-zero
• Filter combinations that surface real India-eligible roles
• The honest comparison: Wellfound vs YC WaaS — which to prioritize and when

Why this matters for Indian devs going remote

Wellfound has scale (more listings than YC) but worse matching for India-resident candidates than it did 5 years ago. Used wrong, it's a time sink of US-only roles dressed as global remote. Used right — with the right filters and the founder-direct play — it adds a steady stream of interviews to a job-search sprint.

Outline

The Wellfound profile

TODO — what's different from LinkedIn / WaaS; the comp expectations field; the project pin.

Founder-direct messaging

TODO — when it shows up, the 4-line opening, what triggers a reply.

Filter combinations that work

TODO — "anywhere" + Series A-C + role + size; the saved-search trick.

Wellfound vs YC WaaS

TODO — when to lead with which; if you can only do one, do the other.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Setting comp expectations in INR (auto-converts wrong)
• Applying through the "1-click" without a founder DM
• Filtering "remote" without "anywhere" — most "remote" tagged listings are US-only

Templates / examples

TODO — a Wellfound profile template, the founder-direct DM opener, and 5 saved-search URLs.

Related guides

• YC Work at a Startup: applying to 200 startups in one form
• Filtering job posts for India-eligible roles

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